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Möllesjön

southern humic brown tarn · 56°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 3 m7 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 0.6 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.6eutrophic · humicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Möllesjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Möllesjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Möllesjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 39 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 62 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 40 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~46 cm · can reach 71 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 26 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sarv fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 25 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sutare fish
typically ~43 cm · can reach 44 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Möllesjön

The species list of Möllesjön runs to 7. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Möllesjön is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Mats Sjöbergsutare35 cm
  2. 2Hanna Strandbream17 cm
  3. 3Nils Sandströmbream15 cm
  4. 4Jonas Johansenroach12 cm
  5. 5Bjørn Falkroach12 cm
  6. 6Henrik Nyströmsarv11 cm
Species records here
sutare35 cmMats Sjöberg
bream15 cmNils Sandström
roach12 cmJonas Johansen
sarv11 cmHenrik Nyström
The same water, for real